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Bernard Avishai

Bernard Avishai is Adjunct Professor of Business at the Hebrew University, and Visiting Professor of Government at Dartmouth College. His new book, Promiscuous: Portnoy’s Complaint and Our Doomed Pursuit of Happiness, was just published.  He is the author of The Hebrew Republic and The Tragedy of Zionism, and contributes regularly to Harper's and The Nation.

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Bibi Lines

Iran and the Division Between Olmert and Netanyahu

Bernard Avishai

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Peace Forward

Olmert at Dartmouth College: A Blunt Defense of Kerry's Peace Process

Bernard Avishai

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Real Ekonomik

Why Peace is Important to the Israeli Economy

Bernard Avishai

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In Memoriam

Tony Lewis, American, Jew, Remembered

Bernard Avishai remembers longtime New York Times columnist and two-time Pulitzer recipient Anthony Lewis.

Bernard Avishai

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Hebrew Nationalism

A Hebrew Democratic State for All Its Citizens

Bernard Avishai

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Acadia Palestine

What Canada's History Teaches Us About the Feasibility of the One-State Paradigm

Bernard Avishai

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Syrian Intervention

The Obama Doctrine on Syria: Re-Opening the Diplomatic Window

Bernard Avishai

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Syria Speech

Kerry: Sending a Message to Whom?

Short of taking down Assad's regime, the only serious U.S. strategy is diplomacy. Once the smoke clears from the 'limited attack' we're about to have, this will be what Obama and Kerry are left with.

Bernard Avishai

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Art Imitating Life

The Lessons Of Portnoy

Bernard Avishai on comparing the Philip Roth classic with Jewish politicians' sexual misconduct.

Bernard Avishai

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Waste Opportunity

Sewage Treatment And the Two-State Solution

Bernard Avishai on an opportunity for Israelis and Palestinians to work together in cleaning up a sewage problem in the West Bank.

Bernard Avishai

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